“THE
PRESIDENT’S OWN” UNITED STATES MARINE SAXOPHONE QUARTET TO PERFORM AT
UNCSA

WINSTON-SALEM – “The President’s Own”
United States Marine Saxophone Quartet
will give a free recital for the public
at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in
Watson Chamber Music Hall on the
University of North Carolina School of
the Arts (UNCSA) campus, 1533 South Main
St., Winston-Salem.

The Marine Saxophone Quartet is one of
several ensembles formed from within
“The President’s Own” United States
Marine Band to present chamber concerts
and educational clinics. Members of the
quartet perform regularly as part of the
Marine Chamber Orchestra and Marine
Chamber Ensembles, and are frequently
featured as soloists.

"The President's Own"
United States Marine Saxophone Quartet

Recent
performances were given during the quartet’s tour of the
Northeast, including the New England Saxophone Symposium
as well as annual performances at The Navy Band
Saxophone Symposium and at various regional chamber
music series. The quartet also has been active as part
of Music in the Schools, an educational program offered
to elementary and high school students offered by the
Marine Band. The quartet performs a wide variety of
repertoire with a keen interest in contemporary music.

The
recital program for Jan. 27 at UNCSA will include Le
Bal, Thierry Escaich; Ballade, Phanos
Dymiotis; and selections from Porgy and Bess,
George Gershwin, arr. Bill Holcombe, and Pyramid Song,
Radiohead, arr. Peterson Quartet, David Froom.

During its
visit, the saxophone quartet will also give a master
class for UNCSA students, prior to the recital.

Quartet
Members
Saxophonist Gunnery Sergeant Otis M. Goodlett IV of
Lexington, S.C., joined “The President’s Own” United
States Marine Band in June 2000. Gunnery Sgt. Goodlett
began his musical career at the age of 8. After
graduating from Lexington High School in 1994, he
attended Furman University in Greenville, S.C., where he
earned a bachelor’s degree in music education in 1998.
In 1999, he received a master’s degree in saxophone
performance from Northwestern University in Evanston,
Ill. His notable instructors were Clifford Leaman of the
University of South Carolina, Jonathan Helton of the
University of Florida, and Dr. Frederick Hemke of
Northwestern University. Prior to joining “The
President’s Own,” Gunnery Sgt. Goodlett taught music at
the American Renaissance Charter and Middle Schools in
Statesville, N.C., and taught private music lessons.

Saxophonist Gunnery Sergeant Gregory Ridlington of
Spokane, Wash., joined “The President’s Own” United
States Marine Band in April 1999. Gunnery Sgt.
Ridlington began his musical instruction at age 10.
After graduating in 1991 from Mead High School in
Spokane, he attended the University of North Texas, in
Denton, where he received a bachelor’s degree in music
in 1995. His instructors included Jim Riggs and Eric
Nestler. In 1999, he earned a master’s degree in music
from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston,
where he studied with Kenneth Radnofsky and George
Garzone. Prior to joining “The President’s Own,” Gunnery
Sgt. Ridlington toured with the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Saxophonist Gunnery Sergeant Steven J. Temme of
Scottsdale, Ariz., joined “The President’s Own” United
States Marine Band in August 2003. He was appointed
Assistant-Principal Saxophone in August 2005. Staff Sgt.
Temme began his musical training at age 10. Upon
graduating in 1997 from Horizon High School in
Scottsdale, he attended Indiana University in
Bloomington, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in
music performance in 2001. In 2003, he earned a degrée
superior in saxophone and chamber music from the
Conservetoire National de Region Cergy – Pontoise in
Paris, France. His notable saxophone instructors include
Eugene Rousseau at Indiana University, and Jean-Yves
Fourmeau at the Conservetoire National de Region
Cergy-Pontoise. Prior to joining “The President’s Own,”
Staff Sgt. Temme was selected as auxiliary saxophonist
with the Verbier Festival Orchestra in Verbier,
Switzerland. He performed a solo recital for the
American Church of Paris’ “Ateliers Concert Series,” and
won first prize in the National Foundation for
Advancement in the Arts Talent Search & Recognition
competition.

Saxophonist Staff Sergeant David Jenkins of
Williamstown, Mass., joined “The President’s Own” United
States Marine Band in November 2004. Staff Sgt. Jenkins
began his musical training at age 4. Upon graduating in
1990 from Mount Greylock Regional High School in
Williamstown, he attended the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst (UMass) where he earned
bachelor’s degrees in music education and saxophone
performance in 1996. In 2001, he earned a master’s of
music in performance from Arizona State University (ASU)
in Tempe. His notable saxophone instructors include Lynn
Klock of UMass, Joseph Wytko of ASU, and Eugene Rousseau
of UMN. Prior to joining “The President’s Own,” Staff
Sgt. Jenkins performed with the Amherst Saxophone
Quartet in Amherst, N.Y., and the St. Paul Chamber
Orchestra in Minnesota.

“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band
Established by an Act of Congress in 1798, the Marine
Band is America’s oldest continuously active
professional musical organization. Its primary mission
is unique—to provide music for the President of the
United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
“The President’s Own” maintains a standard of excellence
instated by 17th Director John Philip Sousa.
Musicians are selected at auditions much like those of
major symphony orchestras, and they enlist in the U.S.
Marine Corps for duty with the Marine Band only. Most of
today’s members are graduates of the nation’s finest
music schools, and nearly 60 percent hold advanced
degrees in music.

University
of North Carolina School of the Arts

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is
the first state-supported, residential school of its
kind in the nation. Established as the North Carolina
School of the Arts by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963,
UNCSA opened in Winston-Salem (“The City of the Arts”)
in 1965 and became part of the University of North
Carolina system in 1972. More than 1,100 students from
middle school through graduate school train for careers
in the arts in five professional schools: Dance, Design
and Production (including a Visual Arts Program), Drama,
Filmmaking, and Music. UNCSA is the state’s only public
arts conservatory, dedicated entirely to the
professional training of talented students in the
performing, visual and moving image arts.
Internationally renowned conductor John Mauceri has been
chancellor of UNCSA since 2006. UNCSA is located at 1533
S. Main St., Winston-Salem. For more information, visit
www.uncsa.edu.